The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-21
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Local and State Notes.


The c., l., St L. g. c. last week gathered up
on it's own lines for this and the Cincinnati mar
kets 1868 carloads of live stock.
The Indianapolis car-works last week built 40
cars the largest production in any week in the
history ef the works, exceeding any former
week thirty seven
j. G. Patterson formerly yard-master of the
Pennsylvania lines at Richmond, Ind, has re-
tired from railroad service to engage IN the
grocery business in Indianapolis
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
Logausport Division, give q grand ball Wednes-
day evening at Logausport Visitors from other
lodges in the State are expected to be In attend
ance.
Lebanon has been decided upon for the shops
of the Midland railway. and the stakes are set
for building l5Ox58 Work will be begun this
week under the supervision of Master Mechanic
Long.
The Northwestern roads expanding good
deal of money in advertising IN papers in this
and adjoining territory, and it is stated Off
cially that the results therefrom are highly sat
isfactory.
The live stock movement is at high tide
Belt road engines handled in the week ending
Nov l9 2 097 carloads of live stock, against
I,S0S the corresponding week, 1866; increase
this year 29l cars.
!. d. Baldwin district passenger agent OF the
L., n. A. 6 c., and Jack Campbell, travelling
passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines, are
both still confined at home with rheumatism
and it is feared have winters job
The average pay of freight conductors on the
O., l., St IL. d =. ROAD Tor the month OF OCTOBER
was sos, and of firemen freight trains sos
The pay-rolls show that some of the engineers
were paid $l53 for service in October
John B. Lee, of Charles Leo, OF this city,
has been appointed agent of the G., l., St L. 81
c. at Lawrencebure, and his son. S. E. Lee, has
accented position in the car-accountants de-
partment of the Lake Erie & Western road.
Messrs. Cable 81 Terrence. the projectors Of
the Atlantic & Pacific road which to run
from FIT. Wayne to ST Louis write parties in
Charlottesville that at every point they visit
they receiving much encouragement and
promises of liberal subsidies.
The second week in November the L. n. A. &
G. road Increased its earnings over correspond
ing week of 1886 81, 426; the Wabash proper
$lS 900; the ONO & Mississippi 81 I'll; the Lake
Erie & Western. sl2. GAO. the Chicago & Indiana
Coal road, 1886; the Cairo d Vincennes, 81 AGO.
There were transferred over the Belt road last
week IA $50 cars, against 10 Ola the correspond
ing week, 1886; increase this year, 4, 269 cars.
On FRIDAY last 2,505 cars were transferred over
the Belt being 207 more cars than were ever be-
fore transferred over the road in twenty-four
hours.
| the Wabash road for nineteen years. died at
Lafayette Friday last Of Brights disease.
The deceased was buried in that CITY yesterday,
the Lafayette DIVISION OF the brotherhood OF
locomotive engineers attending the funeral serv-
| ices in a body. A number of engineers from
other lodges were also in attendance.
Bee-lipe stock is again moving upward. having
advanced ten points In the last thirty days.
| There is reason that this stock should not go
to par. The property is in excellent condition
| physically, is well managed and the l. 81 St l.
| is no longer elephant on its hands and prom
| Uses to enough to pay its fixed charges and
operating expenses, something il has not done in
| the past
| H.B Hammond president of the l., D. & S.
| road, spent Saturday in Cincinnati, and a por-
| ton of the day in conference with NJ f.
| Ingalls,, president of tbs c., l., St l. q G. road.
| the l., D. s. S. road will be a part of the Big
| Four system. Securing it would give Dir.
/ Ingalls, ono of the shortest lines to Kansas
| CITY and good line to ST. Louis in connection
/ with the Wabash. and should the Illinois Cen
trail. as il will doubtless. at no distant day.
build line into ST. Louis, the c.. l.. st. L. g.
c. would become a very important road between
the East and the Southwest.
George Bender, superintendent Of the c.. l..
| st. L. 81 G. preparing a new code of rules for
the government OF employees near praeti-
| cal to correspond with the rules adopted at the
| recent superintendents' convention in Now
| York city and under instructions from Presi-
dent Ingalls, ne is place the following rule as
| No. 1: ''Intoxicaton or the use of Intoxicating
| liquors will be sufficient cause for dismissal
| Persons employed in any capacity who frequent
| saloons where liquor is sold or gambling houses
| will not be retained in the service. Smoking
| while duty is strictly prohibited" Receiver
McNulta of the Wabash. and President Ham
mond of the l., ID. 81 S. road, have inserted
similar rules in their revised code.
The local ticket agents Saturday were in con-
| ference for couple OF hours. The last few
DAYS rates. especially west-bound, have been
stormy one. George Butler. agent of the 1.
r. &5 W., charged with cutting rates in all
directions which this road runs. The Vandalia
was charged with employing corn-field
scalper who securing the country for Cali
fornia business Tom Peck, it was alleged wal
doing good deal of scolding and at the same
time as much rate cutting the /. Il St. L.
as did the competitors OF the road. Fisher oil
the c., Fl. 81 D., IL was said. had habit of com
mencing selling tickets to Southern and Eastern
| points at reduced rates two or three days before
the time set for the reduction of rates. VIM
! Hicklin, OF the Bee-line, was charged with nepo